Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-27-Speech-3-163"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Supplementary estimates for 2002 – DAB 1/20022
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020227.11.3-163"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-27-Speech-3-1642
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2002-06-30)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2003-01-28)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the proposal to free up EUR 4 million for the Convention, which commences tomorrow, was rushed through the institutions at breakneck speed. We have therefore witnessed a complete change from the sluggishness of the decision-making process for which, with good reason, we are often blamed. Having said this, the funds are community funds raised by the citizens. Without giving a value judgment here about the Convention phenomenon, it is evident that it entails costs. Given the Convention’s working method, the lion’s share of these costs, however, will be accounted for in terms of the normal activities of national parliaments and European institutions. This does not detract from the fact that these costs should also be made transparent, like those required for making infrastructure available. Neither the Convention’s character, nor the urgency, can absolve the Council or Parliament from their joint responsibility for the EU budget. This fund of EUR 4 million should also be spent in a transparent and effective manner and will cover the costs of the chairman and the secretariat. Precisely at a time when the remuneration of expenses is high on the agenda in this House, it is important that the Convention too pursue a responsible policy. Reports about exorbitant remuneration can best be refuted if transparency is in place. There should certainly not be a whiff of profiteering surrounding a project concerning Europe’s future. There are no objections, as long as this fund still has a healthy balance at the end of 2002."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"inter alia"1

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